Recovery Partition won't engage at boot from F11 after stock Win7 install - Probook 4520s

Notebook: HP Probook 4520s (with Energy Star sticker)
OS: Windows 7 32-bit
Error: Nothing happens when pressing F11 at boot
Pre-issue changes: Installed Windows 7 from stock Windows 7 disc
I'm a PC Technician with quite a few years behind me, but this got me at a standstill even after a day of searching online for solutions.
A friend bought a ProBook 4520s where the previous owner, just before selling it, installed Windows 7 from a stock Windows 7 disc from Microsoft (I guess to sell it with a 'clean' OS), which of course ened up bare without drivers, etc.
When the install was done though, he/she didn't destroy the HP partitioning (ie, the partitions remained:  SYSTEM, OS (c:\), HP_RECOVERY, HP_TOOLS). Those partitions seem intact, so I'm trying to perform an HP Recovery to bring the computer back to factory settings.
When rebooting, I'm prompted to press 'esc' for options, which I do, then it prompts 'F11' for HP Recovery. When I press F11, it just boots the Windows 7 OS as normal. From what I've managed to gather via searching, I believe something was disturbed on the HP_RECOVERY partition, like the MBR, or something, possibly by the previous user making the HP_RECOVERY partition active, then selecting "Repair Windows" on the Windows disc.
Solutions I've tried include:
Pressing ESC -> F11 at boot [simply boots as usual].
Setting the HP_RECOVERY partition to 'active' from Disc Management, then rebooting [simply boots as usual].
Installing "Enhanced HP Backup and Recovery Manager for Microsoft Vista" (sp38131.exe) [when run and PC Recovery is selected, it says there is no recovery partition and asks for discs].
Installing "Fix for HP Multi-Partition Recovery Manager" from (sp48415.exe) suggest in the 'green post' here [no change].
Installing "Recovery Manager Installer Patch for Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade" (sp45823.exe)  [no change].
Installing "HP Recovery Manager for Microsoft Windows 7" (sp45602.exe) [no change].
I live far from having access to buying Recovery DVDs from HP, so need a solution to fix this, please. At most, I can download.
The OS in the Recovery, I expect is Windows 7, because there's a Windows 7 sticker on the notebook.
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Hi:
There isn't anything you can do to get the recovery partition to work once someone removed the HP install with the recovery manager program, which is not available for download.
You will need to order a set of recovery disks by calling 1-800-334-5144.
You will need to provide the model # and serial number for the PC to the customer services rep.
Cost is $10.
If you do not want to bear the expense, then you can make your own W7 installation disk.
If you can read the 25 character Microsoft windows 7 product key, you can download plain Windows 7 ISO files to burn to a DVD for the version of windows that came installed on your PC, and that is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC's case.
Burn the ISO using the Burn ISO option on your DVD burning program and burn at the slowest possible speed your program will allow. This will create a bootable DVD.
Use the 25 character product key on the PC to activate the installation.
The key will activate either a 32 or 64 bit installation.
Then go to the PC's support and driver page to install the drivers you need.
Link to the W7 ISO file downloads is below.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-s​p1-iso-from-digital-river/
Paul

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